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Sounds like:
Venice Dawn,
Wu Tang Clan,
Roc Marciano
By
sweeney kovar
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Mar 7, 2013
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It may be difficult for those younger than 25 years old to remember a time when Wu Tang were shocking instead of classic. In the early 90s world of boom-bap, funk, and electro-inspired rap, Wu Tang's obscure mythology and cryptic street lyricism may ...
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By
sweeney kovar
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Mar 6, 2013
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Quelle Chris never disappoints me. When I found out the nomadic, erratic MC had found a proper home with respectable indie imprint Mello Music Group, I was happy. Up until now, all his material has been released in uncompromisingly DIY and lo-fi mann...
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3

Sounds like:
Mr. J. Medeiros,
Lightheaded,
Lone Catalysts
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Feb 24, 2013
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I used to be of the mindset that "rap = crap." That was until our resident senior staffer sweeneykovar introduced me to Crown City Rockers, a band out of Oakland with a distinctly jazzy feel. It opened up my mind to the many varieties of hip-hop, whe...
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4

Sounds like:
Black Thought,
Mos Def,
Chester Watson,
Chuck Inglish
By
sean o
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Feb 23, 2013
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Oh, wow, did this track by Chance the Rapper knock me upside the head. We are definitely not the first music blog to share this song, but sometimes it's not about being first to the party. It's just about making sure you get there.So, here we are, vi...
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5

By
Anu Rana
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Feb 19, 2013
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I'm going to go ahead and pretend it's Valentine's week again. And let's be honest, Valentine's Day usually expresses itself in all the lovely ways, but also in heartbreak. The most passionate of relationships can fall apart at the moment human imper...
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6

Sounds like:
Madlib,
Quelle,
Slum Village
By
sweeney kovar
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Feb 15, 2013
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Roughly a year ago, Blu, the Charles Mingus of hip-hop (or is he the Thelonious Monk of rap?), took to a Bandcamp page to release an album entitled UCLA. It was a 14-track project over Madlib production, and the sound quality was smooth as sandpaper....
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7

Sounds like:
Kurtis Strange,
Dean Blunt,
Omar LinX,
Kendrick Lamar
By
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Feb 8, 2013
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By
sweeney kovar
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Feb 2, 2013
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Ras_G is one of the pickiest aliens I know when it comes to MCs. He cuts no slack for anyone. I guess I can't blame him; if I came up in L.A. during the heyday of The Good Life Cafe/Freestyle Fellowship era and served as a DJ for the famed Project Bl...
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